On June 25th when the rest of the tobacco harm reduction world was focused on fighting against an importation ban on safer nicotine in Australia, the California State Senate approved SB 793, a ‘flavor ban’ which would prohibit anyone in the state from...
In this excerpt from VIDA News Live, Senior Correspondent Dom Garrett sits down with Clive Bates, the director of The Counterfactual – a consulting and advocacy practice focussed on a pragmatic approach to sustainability and public health. Clive has worked...
Ray Yeates is a father and a grandfather. He is a retired mechanic but still defines himself as a guy who likes to tinker around and fix things. For the last five years, Ray has lived with his partner Ruthie. Ray describes Ruthie as a partner, friend, and soul-mate....
In this VIDA News Spotlight, we travel to Medellin, Colombia where the leaders of 11 consumer advocacy groups across Latin America and Spain gathered to form ARDT Iberoamérica or the Alliance to Reduce the Harm from Smoking. While respected experts, medical journals...
What is going on around the world with tobacco harm reduction? Who is being hurt the most? Ms. Julie Woessner (President of the INNCO Governing Board & founding board member of Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free Alternatives Association) joins us in the studio to...